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LA Daily NewsTue, 31 Mar 2015 10:45:01 -070060LOS ALAMITOS >> Faith Lennox's parents said the 7-year-old was so excited to try on her new arm that she barely slept during the night.

A birth defect caused Lennox's left arm to be amputated just below the elbow when she was 9 months old. Lennox, who lives in Lakewood with her family, used an electronic hand and prosthetic arm when she was 3, but grew out of it in two years.

]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 07:00:28 -07002015-03-31T07:00:28-07:002015-03-31T10:26:02-07:00NEW YORK -- A day after Trevor Noah was declared the new host of "The Daily Show," complete with the blessing of the exiting Jon Stewart, graphic tweets targeting women, Jews and victims of the Ebola virus are causing a social media backlash.

By Tuesday, Trevor Noah was a trending topic on Twitter as he drew fire for jokes described as tasteless, hateful -- and unfunny.

]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 09:09:20 -07002015-03-31T09:09:20-07:002015-03-31T09:09:20-07:00WASHINGTON -- Sarah Dieffenbacher is on a debt strike. She's refusing to make payments on the more than $100,000 in federal and private loans she says she owes for studies at a for-profit college that she now considers so worthless she doesn't include it on her resume.

The "debt strike" sentiment is catching on.

]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 08:45:00 -07002015-03-31T08:45:00-07:002015-03-31T08:23:47-07:00WASHINGTON -- U.S. home price increases continued to rise at a steady pace in January, as the housing market deals with affordability problems and few properties listed for sale.

]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 07:41:12 -07002015-03-31T07:41:12-07:002015-03-31T07:47:45-07:00VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican is defending Pope Francis' appointment of a Chilean bishop despite allegations from victims that the prelate had covered up for a pedophile priest.

A Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Ciro Benedettini, said Tuesday that before Monsignor Juan Barros was named to be bishop of Osorno, Chile, the Holy See's Congregation for Bishops "carefully examined the prelate's candidature and didn't find objective reasons to preclude the appointment.

]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 07:47:24 -07002015-03-31T07:47:24-07:002015-03-31T07:47:24-07:00LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Wrapping up six days of marathon nuclear talks with mixed results, Iran and six world powers prepared Tuesday to issue a general statement agreeing to continue negotiations in a new phase aimed at reaching a comprehensive accord by the end of June, officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday.]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 07:35:39 -07002015-03-31T07:35:39-07:002015-03-31T07:35:39-07:00WASHINGTON -- The United States will pledge Tuesday to cut its greenhouse gas emissions up to 28 percent as part of a global treaty aimed at preventing the worst effects of climate change.

The Obama administration's contribution to the treaty codifies a commitment President Barack Obama first made late last year in Beijing.

]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 07:32:53 -07002015-03-31T07:32:53-07:002015-03-31T07:32:53-07:00WASHINGTON -- Hillary Rodham Clinton emailed her staff on an iPad as well as a BlackBerry while secretary of state, despite her explanation she exclusively used a personal email address on a homebrew server so that she could carry a single device, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 07:30:35 -07002015-03-31T07:30:35-07:002015-03-31T07:30:35-07:00SAN DIEGO -- In a move that could heighten the hurdles faced by states attempting to execute prisoners, a leading association for U.S. pharmacists has officially discouraged its members from providing drugs for use in lethal injections.

The policy adopted by American Pharmacists Association delegates at their annual meeting Monday makes an ethical stand against providing such drugs, saying they run contrary to the role of pharmacists as health care providers.

]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 06:49:54 -07002015-03-31T06:49:54-07:002015-03-31T06:49:54-07:00SANTA MONICA - A burglar was interrupted while at a Santa Monica apartment early Tuesday but still managed to escape with musical instruments and a computer, police said.

The burglary was reported in the 1000 block of Third Street around 1:35 a.m., said Santa Monica police Sgt. Cody Green.

Green said the homeowner returned to the residence as the burglary was underway, but there was no confrontation with the suspect.

]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 06:29:55 -07002015-03-31T06:29:55-07:002015-03-31T06:29:55-07:00MAR VISTA - Police continued their search Tuesday for a teenager missing for the past week from her home in Mar Vista.

Kimberly Greenberg, 15, has not been seen since last Tuesday, when she went missing around 8 p.m. from her home in the 11200 block of Westminster Avenue.

Family members are concerned because she takes medication for autism and has not made contact with them since she disappeared.

]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 06:26:50 -07002015-03-31T06:26:50-07:002015-03-31T06:26:50-07:00LOS ANGELES - The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped today for the 26th consecutive day, decreasing seven-tenths of a cent to $3.246.

The average price has dropped 29.1 cents over the past 26 days, including three-tenths of a cent on Monday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 06:23:47 -07002015-03-31T06:23:47-07:002015-03-31T06:23:47-07:00INGLEWOOD - A man was being treated today for a gunshot wound shot he suffered at the hands of Inglewood police, which was investigating an assault.

Juan Espinoza, 33, suffered a non-life-threatening wound when he confronted officers in the 900 block of Ash Street around 1 a.m. Monday, said Inglewood police Lt.

]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 06:13:33 -07002015-03-31T06:13:33-07:002015-03-31T06:13:33-07:00LOS ANGELES - A licensed insurance broker-agent is accused of stealing more than $500,000 from programs managed by his employer, including $100,000 from the Los Angeles Unified School District, the California Department of Insurance reported.

Arthur Cade, 60, worked for DACM Project Management, also known as Dugan &Associates, controlling funds for programs the company managed, including LAUSD's rewards and recognition program, established to influence safe behavior and management on new construction sites for the LAUSD, the Department of Insurance said in a statement.

]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 06:11:13 -07002015-03-31T06:11:13-07:002015-03-31T06:11:13-07:00LOS ANGELES - Following in the footsteps of the city, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today will consider commissioning a study on the impacts of raising the minimum wage.

Supervisors Sheila Kuehl and Hilda Solis will ask their colleagues to approve spending up to $95,000 to have the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation review a series of studies of the issue performed in relation to the city of Los Angeles' proposal to raise the minimum wage to $13.